2021 Mackay Cutters season

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2021 Mackay Cutters season
Rank14th
2021 recordWins: 3; Draws: 0; Losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 270; Against: 458
Team information
CEOMaurie Fatnowna
CoachMichael Crawley
Captain
  • Ross Bella
StadiumBB Print Stadium
Top scorers
TriesJosh Smith (9)
GoalsJack Quinn (26)
PointsJack Quinn (56)
< 2020 2022 >

The 2021 Mackay Cutters season will be the 14th in the club's history. Coached by Michael Crawley and captained by Ross Bella, they compete in the Intrust Super Cup.

The 2021 season marks the return of the Cutters after the 2020 season was cancelled after just one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Season summary[]

Milestones[]

  • Round 1: Aidan Beard, , Ben Condon, Brandon Finnegan, Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy, Jaymon Moore, Sean Mullany, Blake Paskins, Jack Quinn, Josh Smith, Matiu Stone-Dunn and Murray Taulagi made their debuts for the club.
  • Round 1: Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy, Blake Paskins, Josh Smith and Matiu Stone-Dunn scored their first tries for the club.
  • Round 2: Luke Webley made his debut for the club.
  • Round 3: Kane Bradley and Morgan McWhirter made their debuts for the club.
  • Round 3: and Kane Bradley scored their first tries for the club.
  • Round 4: Shaun Edwards made his debut for the club.
  • Round 4: Brandon Finnegan and Sean Mullany scored their first tries for the club.
  • Round 6: Jake Riley made his debut for the club.
  • Round 7: Paul Bryan and Keanu Wainohu-Kemp made their debuts for the club.
  • Round 8: Daejarn Asi and Brenton Baira made their debuts for the club.
  • Round 8: Brenton Baira and Keanu Wainohu-Kemp scored their first tries for the club.
  • Round 9: Jake Riley scored his first try for the club.
  • Round 10: Jesse Dee scored his first try for the club.
  • Round 11: Jack Quinn scored his first try for the club.
  • Round 13: Bayley Gill and Jake Thornton made their debuts for the club.
  • Round 13: Kellen Jenner scored his first try for the club.
  • Round 12: Adam Cook, Kai O'Donnell and Beaudan Dixon made their debuts for the club.
  • Round 12: Bayley Gill scored his first try for the club.

2021 squad[]

Mackay Cutters 2021 Squad
First team squad Coaching Staff
  • Blake Atherton – PR
  • Aidan Beard – PR
  • Ross Bella (c) – PR
  • Jack Brock – PR
  • Rayden Burns – FB
  • Paul Byrnes – FB, WG
  • Adam Cook – FB, HB
  • Jesse Dee – PR
  • Beaudan Dixon – FE
  • Shaun Edwards – PR
  • Brandon Finnegan – HB
  • Bayley Gill – FE, HB
  • Tom Irelandes – FE, CE
  • Kellen Jenner – SR
  • Sam Johnstone – PR
  • Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy – WG
  • Jaymon Moore – PR
  • Sean Mullany – HK
  • Blake Paskins – CE
  • Kai O'Donnell – LK, SR
  • Jack Quinn – LK
  • Buchanan Rawhiti – CE
  • Jake Riley – WG
  • Garrett Smith – PR
  • Josh Smith – WG
  • Matiu Stone-Dunn – FB
  • Jake Thornton – FB
  • Luke Webley – PR

Head coach

  • Michael Crawley

Assistant coaches

  • Brendan Carter (Assistant Coach)
  • Mick Baker (Assistant Coach)
  • Tim Rogers (Head of Performance)
  • Gordon Gu (Physiotherapist)
  • Scott Traynor (Football Manager)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 20 July 2021
Source(s): Mackay Cutters

Squad movement[]

Gains[]

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Adam Cook Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders (mid-season)
2021
[1]
Beaudan Dixon Hunter colours.svg Souths Sharks Mackay
2021
[2]
Shaun Edwards Western Suburbs colours.svg Mackay Magpies
2021
[3]
Brandon Finnegan Glebe colours.svg Glebe Dirty Reds
2021
Sean Mullany Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
2021
[4]
Kai O'Donnell Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders (mid-season)
2021
[5]
Jack Quinn South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
2021
[6]
Jake Riley Canterbury colours.svg Western Lions
2021
[7]
Garrett Smith Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights (mid-season)
2021
Matiu Stone-Dunn Mackay Cutters colours.svg Richmond Rovers
2021
[8]

Losses[]

Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Elijah Anderson Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
2021
[9]
Cooper Bambling Newcastle colours.svg Moranbah Miners
2021
[10]
Jayden Batchelor Brothers Colours.svg Mackay Brothers
2021
[11]
Luke Dolbel Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers
2021
[12]
Mafoa'aeata Hingano Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils (mid-season)
2021
[13]
Jayden Hodges Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride
2021
[14]
Ash Little Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride
2021
[15]
Michael Molo Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
2021
[16]
John O'Brien Brothers Colours.svg Mackay Brothers
2021
[17]
Luke Polselli Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons
2021
[18]

Fixtures[]

Pre-season[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 20 February Trial 1 Central Comets colours.svg CQ Capras BB Print Stadium 44 – 16 Beard, Brownsey, Condon, Dalton, Jenner, Kennedy, Moore, Paskins (4), Kennedy (2)
Saturday, 6 March Trial 2 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks BB Print Stadium 18 – 24 , Condon, Mullany Quinn (3)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Regular season[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 20 March Round 1 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins BB Print Stadium 28 – 30 Krisanski-Kennedy, Paskins, Pere, Smith, Stone-Dunn Krisanski-Kennedy (2), Quinn (2)
Saturday, 27 March Round 2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park 14 – 28 Smith (2), Wright Krisanski-Kennedy (2)
Saturday, 10 April Round 3 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters BB Print Stadium 14 – 26 , Bradley, Krisanski-Kennedy Hingano (1)
Saturday, 17 April Round 4 Central Comets colours.svg CQ Capras Browne Park 28 – 20 Mullany (2), Bella, Finnegan, Smith Quinn (3), Krisanski-Kennedy (1)
Saturday, 24 April Round 5 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies BB Print Stadium 10 – 60 Paskins, Stone-Dunn Quinn (1)
Sunday, 9 May Round 6 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium 10 – 58 Stone-Dunn, Smith Quinn (2)
Sunday, 16 May Round 7 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval 18 – 24 , Pere, Smith Quinn (3)
Saturday, 22 May Round 8 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride BB Print Stadium 20 – 22 Baira, , Smith, Wainohu-Kemp Quinn (2)
Saturday, 5 June Round 9 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval 16 – 40 Bella, Mullany, Riley Hingano (1), Quinn (1)
Saturday, 12 June Round 10 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls BB Print Stadium 16 – 24 Bella, Dee, Stone-Dunn Hingano (1), Quinn (1)
Sunday, 20 June Round 11 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park 20 – 38 Finnegan, Quinn, Riley, Stone-Dunn Asi (1), Quinn (1)
Saturday, 10 July Round 13 Central Comets colours.svg CQ Capras BB Print Stadium 20 – 18 Dee, Jenner, Smith Quinn (3), Finnegan (1)
Saturday, 17 July Round 14 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils Hickey Oval 16 – 40 Atherton, Bella, Smith Quinn (2)
Saturday, 24 July[note 1] Round 12 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters Bycroft Oval 40 – 30 Bella (2), Rawhiti (2), Stone-Dunn (2), Gill Quinn (6)
Saturday, 31 July Round 15 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins Moreton Daily Stadium
Saturday, 7 August Round 16 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets BB Print Stadium
Saturday, 14 August Round 17 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers Totally Workwear Stadium
Saturday, 21 August Round 18 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons BB Print Stadium
Saturday, 28 August Round 19 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks BB Print Stadium
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics[]

* Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2021 season
Name App T G FG Pts
Daejarn Asi* 4 1 - - 4
Blake Atherton 5 1 - - 4
Brenton Baira 1 1 - - 4
Aidan Beard 8 - - - -
* 11 3 - - 12
Ross Bella 14 6 - - 24
Kane Bradley* 6 1 - - 4
Jack Brock 13 - - - -
Paul Bryan 1 - - - -
Rayden Burns 2 - - - -
Ben Condon* 5 - - - -
Adam Cook 1 - - - -
Jesse Dee 14 2 - - 8
Beaudan Dixon 1 - - - -
Shaun Edwards 4 - - - -
Brandon Finnegan 13 2 1 - 10
Bayley Gill 3 1 – - 4
Mafoa'aeata Hingano 10 - 3 - 6
Kellen Jenner 9 1 - - 4
Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy 6 2 4 - 16
Morgan McWhirter 9 - - - -
Jaymon Moore 7 - - - -
Sean Mullany 13 3 - - 12
Kai O'Donnell 1 - - - -
Blake Paskins 5 2 - - 8
Emry Pere* 7 2 - - 8
Jack Quinn 13 1 26 - 56
Buchanan Rawhiti 3 2 - - 8
Jake Riley 9 2 - - 8
Garrett Smith 1 - - - -
Josh Smith 14 9 - - 36
Matiu Stone-Dunn 12 7 - - 28
Murray Taulagi* 1 - - - -
Jake Thornton 2 - - - -
Keanu Wainohu-Kemp 5 1 - - 4
Luke Webley 4 - - - -
Shane Wright* 1 1 - - 4
Totals 50 35 0 270

References[]

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  10. ^ "Former Manly, Dragons and Titans stars join Moranbah". Daily Mercury. 13 January 2021.
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  13. ^ "Salford confirm signing of Tonga half-back Ata Hingano". Love Rugby League. 15 June 2021.
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  17. ^ "Comeford's soft spot lands him Brothers top job". The Morning Bulletin. 16 October 2020.
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  1. ^ Round 12 was originally scheduled for July 3-4 but was postponed due to Brisbane's COVID-19 lockdown and moved to the weekend of July 23-25. [19]
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